Harvard Park Elem School

Harvard Park Elem School, a medium-sized K-5 school in Springfield, Illinois, one of the schools within Springfield SD 186, instructs 370 students, covering grades K through 5.

Springfield SD 186 runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 13,014 students. Harvard Park Elem School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Harvard Park Elem School records that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder comes out to 24% White, 12% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Sangamon County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sangamon County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Harvard Park Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sangamon County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sangamon County's 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), Harvard Park Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Early Learning Center, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Harvard Park Elem School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.5%.

Harvard Park Elem School operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Harvard Park Elem School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 370). Black enrollment moved from 54% to 62% across the same window.

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